Khamosh Pathak
Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online.
An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a specialization in user experience design from ISDI Parsons in Mumbai, where he sought to deepen his understanding of UX, consumer devices, and interplay between software and technology.
Khamosh has written thousands of how-tos and guides on every major platform (iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows). He got started writing how-tos and guides for Guiding Tech, where he also published several e-books. His work has also been seen at MakeUseOf, How-To Geek, and PCMag. He is truly passionate about brewing good coffee.
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These hidden reader modes will make working through those open tabs easier.
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Get rid of all the annoying autoplay videos on social media and random websites.
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Create notification digests for apps that don't need your immediate attention.
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Make an app's text size bigger or smaller, without affecting the OS defaults.